1888 York Haven Road Bridge over Conewago Creek near York Haven, PA

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Historic abandoned York Haven Rosd Bridge, built in 1888 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton Ohio. Replaced by the adjacent current Rt 181 Bridge. 

This bridge is nationally significant because it is a fixed 18 panel pin-connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, the only one of this style in the country made by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company. The company was the most prolific builder of bridges in America prior to 1900, but they favored Whipple through trusses for long spans over the Pennsylvania configuration (the single span here is 295 ft).

Seen along Mason-Dixon Trail near York Haven.

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[Same comment as above.]

Unfortunately, the trail evidently uses a sidewalk on the new bridge rather than fixing up the old bridge.

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PennDOT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, via Bridge Hunter

PennDOT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, via Bridge Hunter